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1) Общая лексика: hum. сокр. Amyloid Associated, (Aa) хорошая степень надёжности, Astokh Asset (SEIC), член художественной корпорации (сокр. от associate in arts), общие признаки, характерные признаки (сокр. от associated attributes), авторы (сокр. от authors), Assets Accounting, прослушавший двухлетний курс гуманитарных наук, работник сферы гуманитарных наук2) Компьютерная техника: AMD Athlon processor, ASCII Art, Amd Assured3) Геология: Атомно-абсорбционный анализ (Atomic absorption analysis)4) Авиация: абсолютная высота, истинная высота (absolute altitude), Ассоциация воздушных судов (Великобритания) (сокр. от Airship Association), airworthiness authorities5) Морской термин: (always afloat) "всегда на плаву" (Означает согласие фрахтователя на то, что в течение всего срока фрахта судно будет находиться на плаву (в порту или в открытом море) во избежание повреждения его корпуса), Accounting Authority (расчетная организация (за радиоуслуги)), после прибытия (судна) (сокр. от after arrival)6) Медицина: Application As, anaesthetic agent, анапластическая астроцитома (anaplastic astrocytoma), aortic atresia (атрезия аорты), abdominal aorta (брюшная аорта), atrial appendage (ушко предсердия)7) Американизм: Adjusted Allotment, America's Answer, An Agency, As Amended, Assistance Administration, Assistant Administrator, The Atlantic Alliance, Amarillo Area Office (DOE)8) Спорт: All Around, Average Attendance, Ассоциация рыболовного спорта ( Великобритания) (сокр. от Angling Association)9) Военный термин: Abbreviated Analysis, Accreditation Authority, Affordability Analysis, Air Almanac, Air Attache, Alcoholics Anonymous, Algorithmic Architecture, All American, Allied Affairs, Allied Command, Atlantic, Almost Airborne, Always Aground, Always Available, American Army, Americas Army, Anchor Assembly, Anglo-American, Anti- Armor, Appointing Authority, Aptitude Area, Armor Attachment, Armored Ambulance, Armoured Assault, Army Act, Army Air, Assistant Adjutant, Atlantic Assembly, Atlantic area, Australian Army, Automatic Answer, Avenue of Approach, Aviation Annex, absolute address, access authorization, achieved availability, acting appointment, acting assistant, activation analysis, administrative assistant, aerosol analyzer, affected area, air ambulance, air armament, air-to-air, airborne alert, airman apprentice, amphibious assault, antiaircraft, antiaircraft artillery, approving authority, armament artificer, arming assembly, army artillery, arrival angle, arrival approved, artificial aerial, assembly area, atmospheric applications, attack assessment, authorized allowance, autoacquisition, военнослужащая женской вспомогательной службы ВВС, Арлингтонское крыло ( здания министерства ВМС США) (сокр. от Arlington Annex), режим полёта в атмосфере (сокр. от aero-assisted mode), Armoured Ambulance10) Техника: Adjustable Arms, Air Abrasion, Apollo applications, Automated Anvil, Automatic Analyzer, abbreviated addressing, absolute assembler, accelerometer assembly, access address, acrylamide, additional absorber, additional air, aero-assisted (mode), airplane avionics, analog amplifier, angular accelerometer, antenna array, aperiodic antenna, apparent absorption, approximate absolute, audible alarm, auto acquisition, auto acquisition radar, autopilot amplifier, auxiliary air, laminate asbestos fabric11) Сельское хозяйство: acetic acid, acrylic acid, ammonium acetate, ascorbic acid12) Шутливое выражение: Absolute Anarchy, Airbus Always, Alcoholics Arise, American Arrogance, Americans Anonymous, Archaic Academy, Assassins Anonymous, Awful Awful13) Химия: Advanced Alloy, Amino Acrylate, Arachidonic Acid, Акриловая кислота (Acrylic acid)14) Математика: Adaptive Algorithm, Almost All, Angle Angle, Argument Analysis, среднее арифметическое (arithmetic average), острый угол (acute angle), аппроксимированное абсолютное значение, приблизительное значение абсолютной величины (сокр. от approximate absolute)15) Религия: Anti Apostle, Arch Angel16) Метеорология: Academic Alliance17) Железнодорожный термин: Ann Arbor Railroad18) Юридический термин: Activities And Attitudes, Attitude Adjustment, закон о поправке к конституции ( США) (сокр. от Amendment Act)19) Экономика: уведомление о выделении лимитов (advice of allotment)20) Бухгалтерия: Active Page, age allowance, учёт основных средств (assets accounting)21) Австралийский сленг: Australian Academy of Science22) Грубое выражение: Anal Attack, Arrogant Assholes, Association Of Assholes24) Металлургия: anti-agglomerate25) Музыка: Adult Accompaniment26) Оптика: angular aperture27) Политика: Aruba28) Радио: антенная решётка (сокр. от antenna array)29) Телекоммуникации: Administrative Authority, Agile Access, Automated Attendant30) Турецкий язык: Анатолийское информационное агентство (Турция) (сокр. от Anadolu Ajansi)31) Сокращение: Active Adjunct (sonar), Active Annual, Adaptive Automation, Advertising Association, Afar, Affirmative Action, Affirmative Action committee, Air Adviser (UK Royal Air Force), Alaska Airlines, Aluminum Association (USA), American Airlines, Anti-Aircraft, Architectural Association, Armature Accelerator, Associate in Accounting, Automobile Association, анонимные алкоголики (Alcoholics Anonymous), Athens News Agency (Афинское информационное агентство (Греция)), (HS) High School Airman Apprentice (младший рядовой авиации ВМС со средним образованием), Asian Affairs (наименование японского периодического издания по экономическим вопросам), accompanied by adults (о фильме, на который пускают только вместе с родителями), assigned amount (официальный термин в Киотском протоколе)32) Театр: Alcoholic Acting, Artistic Aerobatics33) Университет: Academic Affairs, Advanced Auditing, Alpha Alumni, Ancient Arts, Astronomy and Astrophysics34) Физиология: African- American, Anal Aneurism, Anatomical Adaptation, Of Each35) Школьное выражение: Alpha Alpha36) Электроника: Active Active, Anti Alias, Anti Aliasing, Automatic Adjust37) Вычислительная техника: Automobile Association (England), Auto Answer (MODEM)38) Литература: Advanced Articulators Toastmasters Club, Another Ah39) Нефть: after acidizing, author's alteration, после кислотной обработки (after acidizing), spectrometry (method of chemical analysis)40) Онкология: Anaplastic Anaemia41) Картография: approximate alignment42) Целлюлозно-бумажная промышленность: активная щёлочь ( active alkali)43) Реклама: Средняя аудитория44) СМИ: Academy Award, Adjusting Appendix, American Archaeology, Author's Addition, Average Audience45) Деловая лексика: Acceptance And Action, Against Actuals, всегда на плаву (always afloat)47) Образование: Activity Approach, Alternate Advancement, Angelus Academy, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Attract Attention48) Полимеры: allyl alcohol49) Программирование: Acquired Attributes50) Автоматика: arithmetical average, автоматизированная сборка (сокр. от automated assembly)51) Ядерная физика: накопитель антипротонов (сокр. от antiproton accumulator)52) Контроль качества: arithmetic average53) Химическое оружие: Atomic absorption54) Авиационная медицина: achievement age55) Военно-воздушные силы: авиационный техник (сокр. от Aircraft Artificer)56) Военно-морской флот: в строю, в составе Атлантического флота ( статус корабля) (active, Atlantic Fleet)57) Безопасность: Awaiting Activation58) Расширение файла: Auto Answer59) Электрические машины: ускорение якоря (электрической машины) (сокр. от armature acceleration)60) Электротехника: amplitude analyzer, dry-type self-cooled transformer61) Фантастика Amazon Alliance62) Имена и фамилии: Alan Alexander, Apache Anne63) ООН: Arakan Army64) Общественная организация: Addictions Anonymous, Alzheimer's Association, American Atheists65) Должность: Accredited Appraiser, Administrative Assistants, Anesthesiologist Assistant, Associate Of Arts, Astronomy Astrophysics66) Чат: Anonymous Amigo, Ask About67) Правительство: Ann Arbor68) NYSE. Alcoa, Inc.69) НАСА: Adverse Action, Astronomical Applications70) Хобби: Alternative Armies -
22 command
1. transitive verb2) (be in command of) befehligen [Schiff, Armee, Streitkräfte]; (have authority over or control of) gebieten über (+ Akk.) (geh.); beherrschen3) (have at one's disposal) verfügen über (+ Akk.) [Gelder, Ressourcen, Wortschatz]4) (deserve and get) verdient haben [Achtung, Respekt]5)2. nounthe hill commands a fine view of... — der Berg bietet eine schöne Aussicht auf... (+ Akk.)
1) Kommando, das; (in writing) Befehl, derat or by somebody's command — auf jemandes Befehl (Akk.) [hin]
be in command of an army/ship — eine Armee/ein Schiff befehligen
have/take command of... — das Kommando über (+ Akk.)... haben/übernehmen
3) (control, mastery, possession) Beherrschung, diehave a good command of French — das Französische gut beherrschen
4) (Computing) Befehl, der* * *1. verb1) (to order: I command you to leave the room immediately!) befehlen2) (to have authority over: He commanded a regiment of soldiers.) kommandieren3) (to have by right: He commands great respect.) einflößen2. noun1) (an order: We obeyed his commands.) der Befehl2) (control: He was in command of the operation.) die Befehlsgewalt•- academic.ru/14487/commandant">commandant- commander
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- commander-in-chief* * *com·mand[kəˈmɑ:nd, AM -ˈmænd]I. vt1. (order)▪ to \command sb to do sth jdm befehlen, etw zu tunto \command a company eine Einheit leitento \command a ship ein Schiff befehligen3. (be able to ask)to \command the prices die Preise diktieren4. (have at disposal)she \commands my utmost admiration sie hat meine volle Bewunderungto \command sb's sympathy jds Mitleid erweckento \command sb's respect jdm Respekt einflößento \command a view einen Ausblick bieten [o geh gewährenII. vi Befehle erteilen [o gebenIII. nthe Royal C\command BRIT königliche Orderto give a \command einen Befehl erteilen [o geben]to obey a \command einen Befehl ausführenat my \command auf meinen Befehlto take \command of a force das Kommando über eine Truppe übernehmento have \command over [or be in \command of] a regiment/fleet ein Regiment/eine Flotte befehligenunder sb's \command unter jds Kommandoto have sth at one's \command über etw akk verfügeninvalid \command ungültiger Befehlto type a \command einen Befehl eingebento have a \command of a language eine Sprache beherrschen* * *[kə'mAːnd]1. vt1) (= order) befehlen, den Befehl geben (sb jdm)he commanded that the prisoners be released — er befahl, die Gefangenen freizulassen
2) (= be in control of) army, ship befehligen, kommandieren3) (= be in a position to use) money, resources, vocabulary verfügen über (+acc), gebieten über (+acc) (geh)to command sb's services — jds Dienste or Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen
4)to command sb's admiration/respect — jdm Bewunderung/Respekt abnötigen, jds Bewunderung/Respekt erheischen (geh)
2. vi1) (= order) befehlen2) (MIL, NAUT: to be in command) das Kommando führen3. n1) (= order) Befehl mat/by the command of — auf Befehl
of +gen )to be in command — das Kommando or den (Ober)befehl haben (of über +acc )
the new colonel arrived to take command of his regiment — der neue Oberst kam, um sein Regiment zu übernehmen
during/under his command — unter seinem Kommando
the battalion is under the command of... — das Bataillon steht unter dem Kommando von... or wird befehligt von...
5) (fig: possession, mastery) Beherrschung fcommand of the seas the gymnast's remarkable command over his body — Seeherrschaft f die bemerkenswerte Körperbeherrschung des Turners
to have sb/sth at one's command — über jdn/etw verfügen or gebieten (geh)
to be in command (of oneself) — sich unter Kontrolle haben
* * *A v/t1. befehlen, gebieten (dat):command sb to come jemandem befehlen zu kommen2. gebieten, fordern, (gebieterisch) verlangen:command silence sich Ruhe erbitten3. beherrschen, gebieten über (akk), unter sich haben4. MIL kommandieren:a) jemandem befehlenb) eine Truppe befehligen, führen5. Gefühle, auch die Lage beherrschen:6. zur Verfügung haben, verfügen über (akk):command sb’s services7. Mitgefühl, Vertrauen etc einflößen:command (sb’s) admiration (jemandem) Bewunderung abnötigen, (jemandes) Bewunderung verdienen;command respect Achtung gebieten8. (durch eine strategisch günstige Lage) beherrschen:9. Aussicht gewähren, bieten:10. ARCH den einzigen Zugang zu einem Gebäudeteil etc bilden11. WIRTSCHa) einen Preis einbringen, erzielenb) Absatz finden12. obs bestellenB v/i1. befehlen, gebieten2. MIL kommandieren, das Kommando führen, den Befehl haben3. Ausblick gewähren:as far as the eye commands so weit das Auge reichtC sat sb’s command auf jemandes Befehl;by command laut Befehlof über akk):lose command of one’s temper die Beherrschung verlieren3. Verfügung f:be at sb’s command jemandem zur Verfügung stehen;have at command → A 64. Beherrschung f, Kenntnis f (einer Sprache etc):have (a good) command of eine Fremdsprache etc beherrschen;his command of English seine Englischkenntnisse;5. MIL Kommando n:a) (Ober)Befehl m, Führung f:be in command das Kommando führen, den Befehl haben;in command of befehligend;the officer in command der befehlshabende Offizier;be under sb’s command jemandem unterstellt sein;take command of an army das Kommando über eine Armee übernehmen;the higher command Br die höhere Führungb) (volle) Kommandogewalt, Befehlsbefugnis fc) Befehl m:command of execution Ausführungskommandod) Befehlsbereich m6. MIL Kommandobehörde f, Führungsstab m, Oberkommando n8. Sichtweite f, Aussicht f9. Br königliche Einladung* * *1. transitive verb1) (order, bid) befehlen ( somebody jemandem)2) (be in command of) befehligen [Schiff, Armee, Streitkräfte]; (have authority over or control of) gebieten über (+ Akk.) (geh.); beherrschen3) (have at one's disposal) verfügen über (+ Akk.) [Gelder, Ressourcen, Wortschatz]4) (deserve and get) verdient haben [Achtung, Respekt]5)2. nounthe hill commands a fine view of... — der Berg bietet eine schöne Aussicht auf... (+ Akk.)
1) Kommando, das; (in writing) Befehl, derat or by somebody's command — auf jemandes Befehl (Akk.) [hin]
be in command of an army/ship — eine Armee/ein Schiff befehligen
have/take command of... — das Kommando über (+ Akk.)... haben/übernehmen
3) (control, mastery, possession) Beherrschung, die4) (Computing) Befehl, der* * *(military) n.Anführung f. n.Befehl -e m.Gebot -e n.Kommando -s n. v.befehlen v.(§ p.,pp.: befahl, befohlen)kommandieren v. -
23 consort
1. ['konso:t] noun(a (especially royal) wife or husband: prince consort (= the husband of a reigning queen).) consorte2. [kən'so:t] verb((with with) to have dealings or associations (with, usually in a bad sense): He's been consorting with drug-addicts.) associar-se* * *con.sort[k'ɔnsɔ:t] n 1 cônjuge, consorte. 2 companheiro, sócio, associado. 3 Naut conserva: navio que navega junto com outro. • vt+vi 1 consorciar-se, associar-se. 2 concordar, harmonizar. 3 ter relações. 4 arch acompanhar. 5 unir, ligar. the Prince Consort o príncipe consorte. -
24 champion
1. n спорт. чемпион2. n победитель; получивший первый приз, первый призёр3. n защитник, поборник; борецchampions of peace — борцы за мир, сторонники мира
4. n ирон. мастер5. n поэт. воин, витязь6. a первый среди соревнующихся; получивший первый призchampion bull — бык, получивший первый приз
7. a разг. первоклассный, замечательныйhow do you feel? — Champion, thank you — как вы себя чувствуете? — Спасибо, прекрасно
8. v защищать, отстаивать; боротьсяСинонимический ряд:1. excellent (adj.) A1; bang-up; banner; blue-ribbon; bully; capital; classic; classical; excellent; exceptional; famous; fine; first-class; first-rate; first-string; five-star; front-rank; Grade A; great; number one; outstanding; par excellence; prime; quality; royal; skookum; sovereign; splendid; stunning; superb; superior; tiptop; top; topflight; top-notch; whiz-bang2. first (adj.) arch; chief; first; foremost; head; leading; premier; principal3. incomparable (adj.) incomparable; inimitable; matchless; peerless4. defender (noun) advocate; ally; backer; defender; exponent; expounder; partisan; patron; proponent; protector; sponsor; supporter; vindicator5. fighter (noun) brave; fighter; warrior6. winner (noun) conqueror; hero; master; vanquisher; victor; winner7. back (verb) advocate; back; backstop; espouse; get behind; plump for; promote; side with; stand behind; support8. defend (verb) defend; fight for; maintain; protect; upholdАнтонимический ряд:loser; mediocre; opponent; oppose; ordinary -
25 Ehrlich, Paul
SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology[br]b. 14 March 1854 Strehlen, Silesia, Germanyd. 20 August 1915 Homburg, Saarland, Germany[br]German medical scientist who laid the foundations of intra-vital staining in histology, and of chemotherapy.[br]After studying medicine at a number of schools in Germany, Ehrlich graduated from Leipzig in 1878. After some years at the Charite in Berlin, an attack of tuberculosis compelled a three-year sojourn in Egypt for treatment. Upon his return in 1890, he was invited by Koch to work at the new Institute for Infectious Diseases. There he commenced his work on immunity, having already, while a student, discovered the mast cells in the blood (1877) and then developed the techniques of differential staining which identified the other white cells of the blood. In 1882 he established the diazo reaction in the urine of typhoid patients, and in the same year he identified the acid-fast staining reactions of the tubercle bacillus. He then moved to the study of immunity in infectious disease, which led him to the search for synthetic chemical substances which would act on the causative organism without harming the patient's tissue. The outcome of his specific investigation of syphilis was the discovery of the first two specific chemotherapeutic agents: salvarsan (being the 606th compound to be tested); and the later, but less toxic, neosalvarsan (the 909th). In 1896 he became Director of the State Institute for Serum Research, and in 1906 Director of the new Royal Institute for Experimental Therapy at Frankfurt-am-Main. He received numerous awards and honours from governments and learned societies.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsNobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology (jointly with E.Metchnikov) 1908.Bibliography1879, "Beiträge für Kentnis der granulierten Bindegewabszellen und der Eosinophilen Leucocythen" Arch. Anat. Physiol. Abt.1914, Paul Ehrlich: eine Darstellung seines wissenschaftlichen Wirkens, Festschrift zum60. Geburtstage des Forschers.Further ReadingM.Marquardt, 1924, Paul Ehrlich als Mensch und Arbeiter.MG -
26 Hooke, Robert
[br]b. 18 July 1635 Freshwater, Isle of Wight, Englandd. 3 March 1703 London, England[br]English physicist, astronomer and mechanician.[br]Son of Revd John Hooke, minister of the parish, he was a sickly child who was subject to headaches which prevented protracted study. He devoted his time while alone to making mechanical models including a wooden clock. On the death of his father in October 1648 he was left £100 and went to London, where he became a pupil of Sir Peter Lely and then went to Westminster School under Dr Busby. There he learned the classical languages, some Hebrew and oriental languages while mastering six books of Euclid in one week. In 1653 he entered Christ Church College, Oxford, where he graduated MA in 1663, after studying chemistry and astronomy. In 1662 he was appointed Curator of Experiments to the Royal Society and was elected a Fellow in 1663. In 1665 his appointment was made permanent and he was given apartments in Gresham College, where he lived until his death in 1703. He was an indefatigable experimenter, perhaps best known for the invention of the universal joint named after him. The properties of the atmosphere greatly engaged him and he devised many forms of the barometer. He was the first to apply the spiral spring to the regulation of the balance wheel of the watch in an attempt to measure longitude at sea, but he did not publish his results until after Huygens's reinvention of the device in 1675. Several of his "new watches" were made by Thomas Tompion, one of which was presented to King Charles II. He is said to have invented, among other devices, thirty different ways of flying, the first practical system of telegraphy, an odometer, a hearing aid, an arithmetical machine and a marine barometer. Hooke was a small man, somewhat deformed, with long, lank hair, who went about stooped and moved very quickly. He was of a melancholy and mistrustful disposition, ill-tempered and sharp-tongued. He slept little, often working all night and taking a nap during the day. John Aubrey, his near-contemporary, wrote of Hooke, "He is certainly the greatest Mechanick this day in the World." He is said to have been the first to establish the true principle of the arch. His eyesight failed and he was blind for the last year of his life. He is best known for his Micrographia, or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies, first published in 1665. After the Great Fire of London, he exhibited a model for the rebuilding of the City. This was not accepted, but it did result in Hooke's appointment as one of two City Surveyors. This proved a lucrative post and through it Hooke amassed a fortune of some thousands of pounds, which was found intact after his death some thirty years later. It had never been opened in the interim period. Among the buildings he designed were the new Bethlehem (Bedlam) Hospital, the College of Physicians and Montague House.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1663; Secretary 1677–82.IMcN -
27 Roe, Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 26 April 1877 Manchester, Englandd. 4 January 1958 London, England[br]English designer of one of the most successful biplanes of all time, the Avro 504.[br]A.V.Roe served an apprenticeship at a railway works, studied marine engineering at Kings College London, served at sea as an engineer, and then took a job in the motor-car industry. His hobby was flying: after studying bird-flight, he built several flying models and in 1907 one of these won a prize offered by the Daily Mail. With the prize money he built a full-size aeroplane loosely based on the Flyer of the Wright brothers, with whom he had corresponded. In September, Roe took his biplane to the motorracing circuit at Brooklands, in Surrey, but it made only a few hops and his activities were not welcomed. Roe then moved to Essex, where he assembled his new aeroplane under the arch of a railway bridge. This was a triplane design with the engine at the front (a "tractor"), and during 1909 it made several flights (this triplane is preserved by the Science Museum in London).In 1910 Roe and his brother Humphrey founded A.V.Roe \& Co. in Manchester, they described it the "Aviator's Storehouse". During the next three years Roe designed and built aeroplanes in Manchester, then transported them to Brooklands to fly (the authorities now made him more welcome). One of the most significant of these was his Type D tractor biplane of 1911, which led to the Avro 504 two-seater trainer of 1913. This was one of the most successful trainers of all time, as around 10,000 were built. In November 1914 a flight of Avro 504s carried out the first-ever bombing raid when they attacked German airship sheds as Friedrichshafen. A.V.Roe produced the first aeroplanes with enclosed cabins during 1912: the Type F monoplane and Type G biplane. After the war, his Avian was used for several record-breaking flights. In 1928 he sold his interest in the company bearing his name and joined forces with Saunders Ltd of Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, to found Saunders-Roe Ltd. "Saro" produced a series of flying boats, from the four-seat Cutty Sark of 1929 to the large, and ill-fated, Princess of 1952.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1929 (in 1933 he incorporated his mother's name to become Sir Alliott VerdonRoe). Honorary Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1948.Bibliography1939, The World of Wings and Things, London.Further ReadingL.J.Ludovic, 1956, the Challenging Sky.A.J.Jackson, 1908, Avro Aircraft since 1908, London (a detailed account).JDSBiographical history of technology > Roe, Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon
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28 Simms, Frederick
[br]b. 1863 Hamburg, Germany d. 1944[br]English engineer and entrepreneur who imported the first internal combustion engines into Britain.[br]Simms was born of English parents in Hamburg. He met Gottlieb Daimler at an exhibition in Bremen in 1890, where he had gone to exhibit an aerial cableway that he had designed to provide passenger transport over rivers and valleys; in the previous year, he had invented and patented an automatic railway ticket machine, the principle of which is still in use worldwide. He obtained a licence to develop the Daimler engine throughout the British Empire (excluding Canada). He had great trouble in arranging any demonstration of the Daimler engine as authorities were afraid of the risk of fire and explosion with petroleum spirit, particularly at indoor venues. He succeeded eventually in operating a boat with an internal combustion engine between Charing Cross and Westminster piers on the River Thames in 1891. He then rented space under a railway arch at Putney Bridge station for installing Daimler engines in boats. With Sir David Salomans he was responsible for organizing the first motor show in Britain in 1895; four cars were on show. Simms became a director of the main Daimler company, and was a consultant to the Coventry Daimler Company. He was the founder of the Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland, a forerunner of the Royal Automobile Club (RAC), as well as the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.[br]Further ReadingE.Johnson, 1986, The Dawn of Motoring, London: Mercedes-Benz UK Ltd.IMcN -
29 Telford, Thomas
[br]b. 9 August 1757 Glendinning, Dumfriesshire, Scotlandd. 2 September 1834 London, England.[br]Scottish civil engineer.[br]Telford was the son of a shepherd, who died when the boy was in his first year. Brought up by his mother, Janet Jackson, he attended the parish school at Westerkirk. He was apprenticed to a stonemason in Lochmaben and to another in Langholm. In 1780 he walked from Eskdale to Edinburgh and in 1872 rode to London on a horse that he was to deliver there. He worked for Sir William Chambers as a mason on Somerset House, then on the Eskdale house of Sir James Johnstone. In 1783–4 he worked on the new Commissioner's House and other buildings at Portsmouth dockyard.In late 1786 Telford was appointed County Surveyor for Shropshire and moved to Shrewsbury Castle, with work initially on the new infirmary and County Gaol. He designed the church of St Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, and also the church at Madley. Telford built his first bridge in 1790–2 at Montford; between 1790 and 1796 he built forty-five road bridges in Shropshire, including Buildwas Bridge. In September 1793 he was appointed general agent, engineer and architect to the Ellesmere Canal, which was to connect the Mersey and Dee rivers with the Severn at Shrewsbury; William Jessop was Principal Engineer. This work included the Pont Cysyllte aqueduct, a 1,000 ft (305 m) long cast-iron trough 127 ft (39 m) above ground level, which entailed an on-site ironworks and took ten years to complete; the aqueduct is still in use today. In 1800 Telford put forward a plan for a new London Bridge with a single cast-iron arch with a span of 600 ft (183 m) but this was not built.In 1801 Telford was appointed engineer to the British Fisheries Society "to report on Highland Communications" in Scotland where, over the following eighteen years, 920 miles (1,480 km) of new roads were built, 280 miles (450 km) of the old military roads were realigned and rebuilt, over 1,000 bridges were constructed and much harbour work done, all under Telford's direction. A further 180 miles (290 km) of new roads were also constructed in the Lowlands of Scotland. From 1804 to 1822 he was also engaged on the construction of the Caledonian Canal: 119 miles (191 km) in all, 58 miles (93 km) being sea loch, 38 miles (61 km) being Lochs Lochy, Oich and Ness, 23 miles (37 km) having to be cut.In 1808 he was invited by King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden to assist Count Baltzar von Platen in the survey and construction of a canal between the North Sea and the Baltic. Telford surveyed the 114 mile (183 km) route in six weeks; 53 miles (85 km) of new canal were to be cut. Soon after the plans for the canal were completed, the King of Sweden created him a Knight of the Order of Vasa, an honour that he would have liked to have declined. At one time some 60,000 soldiers and seamen were engaged on the work, Telford supplying supervisors, machinery—including an 8 hp steam dredger from the Donkin works and machinery for two small paddle boats—and ironwork for some of the locks. Under his direction an ironworks was set up at Motala, the foundation of an important Swedish industrial concern which is still flourishing today. The Gotha Canal was opened in September 1832.In 1811 Telford was asked to make recommendations for the improvement of the Shrewsbury to Holyhead section of the London-Holyhead road, and in 1815 he was asked to survey the whole route from London for a Parliamentary Committee. Construction of his new road took fifteen years, apart from the bridges at Conway and over the Menai Straits, both suspension bridges by Telford and opened in 1826. The Menai bridge had a span of 579 ft (176 m), the roadway being 153 ft (47 m) above the water level.In 1817 Telford was appointed Engineer to the Exchequer Loan Commission, a body set up to make capital loans for deserving projects in the hard times that followed after the peace of Waterloo. In 1820 he became the first President of the Engineers Institute, which gained its Royal Charter in 1828 to become the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was appointed Engineer to the St Katharine's Dock Company during its construction from 1825 to 1828, and was consulted on several early railway projects including the Liverpool and Manchester as well as a number of canal works in the Midlands including the new Harecastle tunnel, 3,000 ft (914 m) long.Telford led a largely itinerant life, living in hotels and lodgings, acquiring his own house for the first time in 1821, 24 Abingdon Street, Westminster, which was partly used as a school for young civil engineers. He died there in 1834, after suffering in his later years from the isolation of deafness. He was buried in Westminster Abbey.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRSE 1803. Knight of the Order of Vasa, Sweden 1808. FRS 1827. First President, Engineers Insitute 1820.Further ReadingL.T.C.Rolt, 1979, Thomas Telford, London: Penguin.C.Hadfield, 1993, Thomas Telford's Temptation, London: M. \& M.Baldwin.IMcN
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